“At first listen, it might be tempting to label Fool’s Gold as ‘world music,’ but the band is, in its essence, a Los Angeles band.” Or so says Fool’s Gold’s label, I Am Sound . And indeed, in some ways […]
Month: September 2009
L.A. Burnout :: A Compilation
Margo Guryan :: Someone I Know/The Hum
When Margo Guryan heard “God Only Knows” for the first time, she dropped everything. Raised on classical music and steeped in theory and composition, by the time she graduated college Margo seemed prepared for a serious career […]
Local Natives :: AD Session @ Infrasonic Studios
Today, during the second hour of our SIRIUS/XM show, we are airing the Local Natives AD session recorded last month at Infrasonic Sound Studios in Alhambra, CA. If you’re not hip to Local Natives yet, you will be. All four tracks […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM , channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s […]
Diversions :: Everest On An Alternate Neil Young
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Last year Everest found themselves on tour with Neil Young . If you are […]
Atlas Sound :: So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
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Heavy Trash :: Dark Hair’d Rider
In 2005 Jon Spencer and pal Matt Verta-Ray released their rockabilly ode to greasers, garage rock, Jerry Lee Lewis, switchblades, pomade, greasy-spoon diners, and teenage rebellion — they called it Heavy Trash . As with everything […]
The Smith Westerns :: Be My Girl/Imagine, Pt. 3
Marc Bolan much? The Smith Westerns do, and on this, their 2009 s/t debut, the Rabbit Fighter vibe is immediate – something like a pack of teenagers locked in a humid garage with a stack of warped T. Rex and […]
Off The Record :: Early Day Miners, Bloomington IN
Off The Record is a recurring feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale is the difference between experiencing […]
The Feelies :: Paint It Black
The 2009 reissue of the Feelies 1980 debut, Crazy Rhythms, nixes the inclusion of their cover of the Stones ‘Paint It Black” — a track which was tacked on to the 1990 A&M Records CD release. With this most […]
Diversions :: Gordan Gano/Transformative LPs
( Diversions , a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) If you’re reading this blog than you’re most likely familiar with […]
Turid :: Låt mig se dig
There is something to be said about the unknown, and that, for me, is part of the appeal of of Sweden’s Turid , née Turid Lundqvist. I was turned on to the Buffy Sainte-Marie/Joni Mitchell-like vocalist […]
Jody Stephens/Big Star :: The AD Interview
This September – and how appropriate is that – Rhino brings us a wealth of Big Sta r related reissues and unreleased material. On the 15th comes Keep An Eye on the Sky , a 4-CD boxset that combines Big Star album tracks, […]
Jim Carroll :: August 1, 1950 — September 11, 2009
They don’t really make artists like Jim Carroll anymore – that time has passed. Born in 1950 in New York City, Jim was undoubtedly a product of both the Beat influence on American culture and punk’s ramshackle […]